<p>Worrying about the utterly pointless is, well, pointless. A valid freak out is not getting certain emails, or forgetting to send SAT scores or things that perhaps are in your control and could require a redirecting of direction. </p>
<p>Sorry if someone has already answered this question, but are the decisions staggered by time zone? </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.personalcollegeadmissions.com/getting-in/the-great-success-of-the-university-of-chicago”>http://www.personalcollegeadmissions.com/getting-in/the-great-success-of-the-university-of-chicago</a></p>
<p>U Chicago accepted over 40% of applicants not too long ago. I’m sure many of you knew this, but if you didn’t this article is worth a read.</p>
<p>@Peezus I don’t necessarily agree that the students who want to get in can no longer get in, as the article concludes.Chicago has the hardest, or at least, strangest essay topics and the student who put the most effort into are those that win out. The 80$ fee and essay alone prevents a lot of people from applying. </p>
<p>But yes, most of it is correct. And yes, it is a rather superficial pursuit. But I think that it’s not the worst thing a school can do. Just because acceptance rates go down doesn’t necessarily mean it’s harder to get into the school, most of those extra applicants would never get in in the first place. It doesn’t change the atmosphere of the actual school, and if all of the other schools are whoring themselves out, well you have to keep up don’t you? In most ways, it has stayed true to itself.</p>
<p>@az2591 Um I’m not sure what you mean by staggered, but if Chicago releases the decisions at 4 PM CST then the New Yorker will see his decision at 5 PM and the Madrileno at 11 PM. </p>
<p>In other words, all applicants will be able to see their decisions at the same time</p>
<p>surprising how calm this thread is</p>
<p>@Awflapjackz It’s the calm before the storm.</p>
<p>I am going to freak out as much as i want…apologies to @Esat936 In fact, I would say this decision at sometime today between 1 to 2 or 4 to 5 or 7 to 9 is pretty much worth any level of freak-out that I can conjure up. </p>
<p>@Awflapjackz @humbleapplicant We’re at the eye of the storm. <em>dramatic music</em></p>
<p>Hey there Class of 2019!</p>
<p>I remember being in your shoes last year, and I can totally empathize with the nervousness, the anxiety and the desire to just pull that admissions decision band-aid off.</p>
<p>I just wanted to let you guys know (not that you need any more harking) that even though it may seem like today is D-day, it really is just a speck in the great sandbox that is your life. You will all be fine regardless of your decision.
If you have any questions about the college, need someone to talk things through let me know, PM me if that is more comfortable! Seriously, I don’t mind talking great things as well shit about the College. In all I love my experience at UChicago but there are definitely days I feel down too. </p>
<p>To the question above, I got my decision in the evening last year (around 5 ish? EST).
Also to those that may be deferred today, please, please do not lose hope! My roommate was deferred and we still joke that the admissions officers were waiting for her to send her plethora of crazy colored knitwear.</p>
<p>So take a deep breath (watch Parks & Rec if you can) and look forward for tomorrow whatever may come :)</p>
<p>Thanks @Esat936 for your thoughts but I came to this thread so I’d have somewhere to be worried about today, and now it’s today and I think everyone can be as concerned as they want and ask whatever questions they want. It helps absolutely nothing to tell everyone to ‘chill’ right now because it is not a chill day. </p>
<p>@Esat936 I was talking about how you told a dude to shut up because he was freaking out… it is okay to freak out. it is a big moment for everyone!</p>
<p>@az2591 I don’t know about Chicago but I was accepted at Northeastern yesterday (yay!) and they released results in a staggered big circle…boston/near got theirs at 4…around virginia by 5…onto to chicago by 6…and california a little after 7…it was really interesting…</p>
<p>Bleh. Blegh. Do as you like, just do not expect me to approve. I am in the same boat as all of you, and anxiety spreads like a a bubonic plague. We should be talking about anything except admissions right now. </p>
<p>What keys on a keyboard do you guys NEVER use? </p>
<p>/ and \ keys 
very infrequent</p>
<p>The ~ key</p>
<p>Really you never use a slash? I use this one: / but never this one: </p>
<p>I dont get the point of having two slashes. Why do we have two slashes?</p>
<p>I practically never use the & or an exclamation point. I am of the thinking that if you need to add an exclamation point ot a sentence then it is not very exciting in the first place, so I abstain. </p>
<p>i know it hardly matters now - but what are the chances of someone with 38 GPA - IB , 2000 SAT , 10 years of trained classical dance and good essays</p>
<p>@PGLaw272 I live in spain and they use that key to make their Enye. It actually doesn’t work the same way with American keyboards so people here are completely incapable of using my laptop haha. </p>